Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 43264b1a945a38c4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.4 KB Created: 2021-09-18 22:05:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: f299ffc8e13eb05728a94996e162527e SHA-1: c4878e95157aeb9b5c7bd1db5d5a74f53d6d4375 SHA-256: 43264b1a945a38c471c1c74f5cd71c8b06aec353d3341d9b610fdaaeb6ecb230
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also contains numerous links to external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://xn----7sbbgprpk7biiq.xn--p1ai/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/62752590240.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://gulfsupremesa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78238223401.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sanfrancescovet.com/userfiles/files/30325743492.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://china-spec.ru/userfiles/file/valegijiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erfaspot.com/resimler/files/4498163713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.offshoreyachts.net/web_upload/editor/files/36513844622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mylivediamondinventory.com/uploads/files/67427080441.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://antoinepanau.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5475a95a1f655aecd78c2f7a3b3662b5/56271096488.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nissanotogovap.vn/uploads/images/files/fuwakalos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hwangtosidae.com/userData/ebizro_board/file/55623230789.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rvhifi.cz/files/file/39129235586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.caslyn.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613535f25a615---kedudu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pansophers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135953e68e88---binukazowebobaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://santehnika34.ru/images/file/baxaxibazijes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.caribbeandentist.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b38993f9d7---88187044180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ljjxmining.com/uploadfile/file///2021091719444515.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://childrencareandliteracysociety.org/userfiles/files/58094864162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://miryangpension.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210903_7F360E6588547C9C.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thegrcinstitute.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lagufefevodupiruneruz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161443bdab4f84---sukibifopitif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aftckwt.com/uploads/file/4683271493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phannhan.vn/files/usersfiles/files/kutuxufi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sashtraayurveda.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/puzalifopusefonolumemob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://angelojrobles.com/admin_initial_test/userfiles/file/42690661560.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iieng.org/editor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/10733808428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=psp+emulator+androidPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d710.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD710 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ef27.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF27 10656 bytes
SHA-256: 87accbb0a9075e02f7d51e09654bcc1b54114203d59bb472683478c21c914045
font_02_sfnt_off00010786.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10786 17472 bytes
SHA-256: 82a5979f3fc5e425dd1a0f8b103ac95622b623cb1891e9e6d72b1653922dd9f0